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Photo by lior kislev
Abra Malaga , Peru, January 2010
Asthenes urubambensis

Identification

Distribution

South America: endemic to Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • A. u. huallagae:
  • Andes of northern Peru (La Libertad to Huánuco and Pasco)
  • A. u. urubambensis:
  • Andes of south-eastern Peru (Cuzco) to northern Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)

Habitat

Polylepis woodland, mountains to 3900 m.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member obsercations

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